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Letters .Patent No. 60,863, dated January l, 1867.

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TO LL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Beit known that I, SAMUEL R. DUMMER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Toy Gun; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use'the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this speciiation. I

The present invention consists of a newand improved toy gun, whosebarrel portion has a groove to retain an elastic cord, which is maintained at a tension therein by the contact of the ball or knot at the respective ends of the cord with the ends oi' the barrel, the ball in the rear being disengaged by a trigger, and projected by the contraction of the elastic cord. In the accompanying plate of drawings my improved toy gun is illustrated- Figure 1 being a view of the same, showing it readyto be discharged.

Figurel2, aside view; and i Figure 3, a. plan view of a portion of its upper edge.

\ Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A, in the drawings, represents the toygun embraced in the present invention; B is the barrel, and C the stock or but portion of the same, made of one continuous piece or strip of wood, 'or other suitable material.

- The barrel B, along its length and upon its upper edge, a, is grooved, the groove gradually decreasing in depth from its muzzle to its breech end, where it terminates in a notch or recess, O, cut out of the barrel D, a trigger hung in the stock or but C, at the breech end of the barrel, projecting byone arm, E, below the under side of the same, so that by pulling such projecting portion of the trigger toward the but or stock, the other arm, F, of the trigger will be thrown up into the recess and notch C of the barrel to disengage the ball. The elastic cord G is made, preferably, of India rubber, and is somewhat shorter in length than the barrel B, so that it becomes stretched when extended from its .muzzle 'end to its notch, C. At one of its en'ds is a knot, H, and at its other a ball, I, securedto it. In use, the knotted end of the elastic cord G is hitched over the muzzle end of the gun barrel B, and the ball secured in the notch 0 at -the rear of thebarrel, the stretched cord lying in and along the groove of the barrel, where it is maintained by its own elasticity. .The gun is discharged by pulling the trigger, which lifts the ball out of the notch O, thus permitting the cord to resume its original length, in doing which it projects the ball forward. In the drawings, I have shown the elastic cord secured to the gun barrel through a string or cord, R, but this is obviously not necessaryto the operation of the gun. The trigger may be dispensed with, if so desired, and the elastic cord set `free by the hand or hands direct; and both ends oi the elastic cord may be provided with a ball.

Having described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A toy gun, constructed substantially as described, to project a ball secured to the end of an elastic cord, which is stretched between the ends of the barrel portion.

The above' specification of i my invention signed by me this 80th day of October, 1866.

' SAML. R. DUMMER.

Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAMARs, ALBERT W. BROWN. 

